politics
March 21, 2026
Vance touts economy and assures voters war won't last long
WITH MIDTERM ELECTIONS ON WAY AND TRUMP AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, VANCE TOUTS ECONOMY AND ASSURES VOTERS WAR WON’T LAST LONG. According to the RealClearPolitics average of polls, President Donald Trump’s overall job approval rating is 41.8% approve and 55.7% disapprove. That is known in the politics business as being 13.9 points underwater. That gap — a disapproval rating that is 13.9 points higher than the approval rating — is the largest of Trump’s second term so far. Nobody would say that’s a good thing.
TL;DR
- President Trump's job approval rating is 13.9 points underwater, with a significant deficit on economic issues and inflation.
- Vice President JD Vance is campaigning on the economy, highlighting manufacturing job growth and auto industry performance under Trump.
- Vance assured voters that the current war in Iran would not lead to "forever wars" and that rising energy costs are a "temporary blip."
- Trump has indicated the U.S. is close to winding down military efforts in the Middle East.
- The administration's strategy for the midterms relies on the economy and assurances that the war will be short.
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